About the artwork
The artist gives a mission to the angels he created; to be the messengers between Western and Eastern cultures. The Angelest is a figurative realisation of his will. They wear the wings of Western angels but have the faces of people form the orient. These little fatties were abstracted from the era of our fathers and turned into angels. In the vintage military uniforms, they sit on the high stools, resting their chins on hands, thinking hard. This is the state of angels in the mind of the artist: peaceful yet comforting.
About the artist
Famous contemporary Chinese sculptor Qu Guangci was born in Shanghai in 1969, and received his MFA from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts Sculpture Department. Since 1999, Qu has been invited to exhibit his works around the world, including China, Germany, France, the United States and throughout Southeast Asia. Qu Guangci has shown his work in multiple solo and group exhibitions. He resigned from his university teaching position in 2007 to found X+Q Sculpture Studio, together with his wife, Xiang Jing.
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